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Other areas with high rates of child poverty include Sutton and Mount Gould (33 per cent), St Budeaux (37 per cent) and Honicknowle (34 per cent).

The lowest rates were recorded in Plympton Erle (13 per cent),

The overall average figure for the whole of Plymouth is 27.5 per cent.

According to the End Child Poverty coalition, there are more than three and a half million children living in poverty in the UK.

Chairman Sam Royston said: "In every community, there are children being denied the happy childhoods and the good start in life other children take for granted. Our children are now twice as likely to be poor as our pensioners.

"Many families who are just about managing today, won't be managing tomorrow if Universal Credit leaves them with fewer pounds in their pocket, and if rising costs of living means their money doesn't stretch as far as it used to."

The data has been adjusted to produce figures compatible with the measures derived from the national survey of income, showing how many children live in households with below 60 per cent of median income.

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Specifically, the adjustments ensure that the total reported level of child poverty, before and after housing costs, is similar when adding up all the local figures as the official national totals.

The local data gives an idea of the relative poverty levels in different areas, but are adjusted to estimate what these actual levels would be if they could be measured on the same basis as the national household income survey.